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With Blyleven Elected, Who’s Next? Raines In Line for Support of “Zealots”

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Now that Bert Blyleven has finally been welcomed into the Hall of Fame, the small coterie of Internet zealots can now shift their attention to another deserving, but overlooked candidate. There are more than a few deserving players left over [...]

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Better Late Than Never: A Look at the Hall of Fame’s Longest Suffering Candidates

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Yankees, tagged on January 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »

The Hall of Fame voting results will be announced tomorrow and there is a growing consensus that Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven will be elected. Alomar’s selection seems mostly likely because his exclusion last year probably resulted from the misguided (and unfortunately persistent) sentiment that seeks to uphold the sanctity of a first ballot coronation [...]

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Kepner’s Jack Morris Contradiction Hinges on “Magic” Moment

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, tagged , on January 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In a recent article, Tyler Kepner gradually builds a convincing argument against Jack Morris’ Hall of Fame candidacy, but then reverses course because of the outcome of one World Series game. It’s hard to criticize Kepner’s position because he acknowledges most of the key points made against Morris. In other words, he seems to understand [...]

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Hall of Shame: Instead of Votes, Some BBWAA Members Cast Doubt; Bagwell A Chief Victim of Smear Campaign

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on December 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The holidays are also major league baseball’s Hall of Fame season. Once the ballot is released after Thanksgiving, hundreds of BBWAA members endeavor to narrow down the choices, and in the process, usually write about their selections ahead of the official announcement [...]

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Hall of Fame Snubs Miller, Steinbrenner; Selection of Gillick Reveals Same Cracks in Committee Process

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Yankees, tagged , , on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Pat Gillick was an accomplished baseball executive for well over 40 years, including 27 seasons as a general manager for four different franchises. Although he isn’t a blight on the Hall of Fame, his election this afternoon by the new [...]

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Cubs Legend Santo Passes Away; Legacy Is Overcoming Diabetes, not Being Overlooked by the Hall of Fame

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, tagged , , on December 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The baseball world, but particularly Chicago, lost another giant figure today when Ron Santo succumbed to bladder cancer at the age of 70. After spending his entire 15-year career in the windy city (14 seasons on the North side and one on the South side), Santo added to his legend in Chicago when he joined [...]

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Leading by Example: Picking an All-Time Team of All Star Managers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on November 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

After losing out to Mike Quade in his bid to become manager of the Chicago Cubs, Hall of Famer and team icon Ryne Sandberg has left the organization to pursue a managerial opportunity with the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Sandberg’s transfer is an ironic kind of homecoming. In one of the worst deals [...]

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